The halls of the Holmes Student Center were aglow with colorful lights and filled with the sounds of students eager to check out the activities in the “Glow at Holmes” event late Saturday night.
The Campus Activities Board’s “Glow at Holmes” event invited students to check out several late-night games, activities and enjoy some snacks with friends.
Before the event opened at 9 p.m. a line of visitors eager to check out the activities stretched all the way past Williston Hall and continued to grow as time wore on.
The event, being true to its name, had several glow-in-the-dark activities such as glow mini golf, glow axe throwing, glow bowling, karaoke and an LED lounge with roller skating.
Kayla Reese, a freshman sports management major and member of CAB, was proud of all the work the members of CAB put into organizing each activity and encouraged others to try out these events.
“I feel like everyone should come to these events just because it’s very cool,” Reese said. “You get to meet new people. You meet new people every day but this is like a fun event where you get to meet fun people and maybe even be able to hang out with them outside of school.”
Held in the dark space of the Regency Room on the second floor, those who wanted to try the glow mini golf could challenge themselves and their friends on a makeshift golf course, each hole with its own unique challenges.
The glow-in-the-dark axe throwing section invited players to try their hand at hitting specific points on a target by tossing inflatable axes. The whole section radiated a neon hue that gave part of the darkened room a futuristic vibe.
James Lapenas, a freshman psychology major, enjoyed taking part in the axe throwing activity and recommended other students try these events.
“It looks really cool,” Lapenas said. “There’s a lot of people taking videos and stuff for their Instagram and their Snapchats. It’s got really good lighting and stuff but other than that I think I’d definitely do this again.”
The bowling alley was also available for entry during the event, except the overhead lights were given a neon hue to fit the theme. Each lane was filled with decently sized groups of students, each aiming to knock down their pins.
Meanwhile, visitors could also request a chance to sing their heart out on the karaoke stage and partake in some refreshments including Domino’s pizza and sweet lemonade.
The roller skating and LED lounge were both held in the Duke Ellington Ballroom where colorful lights shined off of the disco ball suspended on the ceiling in the middle of the room. Visitors could sign up and roller skate across the floor to their heart’s content.
The smaller activities – including the board games and the crafting section on the main floor, the arcade games in the OASIS space and the oversized games in the CAB space – certainly drew attention from some of the visitors.
The board game section featured old classics such as “Sorry,” “Operation,” “Monopoly,” “Scrabble” and the “Game of Life.” The oversized game section included chess and “Connect 4.”
